Notices to Competitors

A notice regarding the schedule of Monday, September 12th has been posted.

A notice has been posted on the ONB and Event website about questions to the International Jury under RRS N2.1

A notice has been posted regarding the implementation of RMM Part 1 6.3 - SKUD restraints.

As per Sailing Instructions 8.2 the schedule for Sunday, September 11th, is as follows: Time Event Area 1300 Two-Person Keelboat Pão de Açucar 1310 One-Person Keelboat Pão de Açucar 1330 Three-Person Keelboat Escola Naval

A notice has been posted on the ONB and Event website giving the schedule for SKUD 18 seating checks

Haul Out and Launching Instructions have been posted on the Official Notice Board and Event website.

Add SI 2.9 Effective immediately and until 2400 on 18 September, competitors and support persons are prohibited from putting any part of their body, including any limb, into the water of the Marina de Gloria as defined in NoR Appendix 2. To check for any underwater damage, boats may apply to the EIC for permission to haul out.

In Notice or Race 7 Schedule: 7.1 Change 10 September 1700 Deadline for launching to 10 September 1700 SKUD18; Sonar Deadline for launching 11 September 1700 2.4 Norlin OD Deadline for launching Subsequent haul outs are only permitted in accordance with the ER and the "Hauling Out and Launching Instructions""

The following NOCs will carry the live on-board cameras: 470 Women: GBR, NZL, USA. 49er: GER, NZL. 49erFX: BRA, DEN, ESP.

For the 470 Women, 470 Men, 49er and 49erFX medal race boats will launch from the marina boat park ramp and return to the beach boat park ramp. The pre-medal race and post-medal race mixed zone obligations will remain at the beach boat park mixed zone.

The live TV schedule for Thursday 18 August will be as follows: 470 Women - Race 11 Medal Race. 470 Men - Race 11 Medal Race. 49er Men - Race 13 Medal Race. 49erFX Women - Race 13 Medal Race. on-board cameras will be confirmed on the morning of Thursday 18 August

Teams are reminded that the medal race equipment quarantine procedure is repeated if a medal race is rescheduled to the reserve day in accordance with equipment regulation 5.10

The schedule of races and area assigment for Thursday 18 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The 49er medal race equipment quarantine area is in the Finn boat park in a line along the media mixed zone fence. The 49erFX medal race equipment quarantine area is in the Finn boat park in a line along the fence adjacent to the marina building. 49er and 49erFX teams that are not in the medal race and Finn teams are quested to move their equipment and boxes from these quarantine areas as soon as possible.

For the 470 medal races, boats will launch from the marina boat park ramp and return to the beach boat park ramp. The pre-medal race and post-medal race mixed zone obligations will remain at the beach boat park mixed zone.

The schedule of races and area assigment for Wednesday 17 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The live TV schedule for Wednesday 17 August will be as follows: 470 Women - Medal Race (the following NOCs shall carry he live onboard camera: GBR, NZL). 470 Men - Medal Race (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: AUS, CRO, GRE).

The 470 Women medal race quarantine area is in the Finn boat park in the area between the Finn launching ramp and the flagpole. The 470 Men medal race quarantine area is in the Finn boat park in the area between the flagpole and the Omega tracker distribution point.

As per SI 8.3.1, on Tuesday 16 470 Men and 470 Women will race on PONTE area.

For the Finn medal race, boats will launch from the marina boat park ramp and return to the beach boat park ramp. The pre-medal race and post-medal race mixed zone obligations will remain at the beach boat park mixed zone.

In addition to notice #40, AUT Nacra 17 shall also carry a live onboard camera for the medal race on 16 August.

The schedule of races and area assigment for Tuesday 16 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The live TV schedule for Tuesday 16 August will be as follows: Laser Radial Women - Medal Race (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: DEN, NED). Laser Men - Medal Race (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: AUS, CRO). Finn - Medal Race (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: GBR, SLO). Nacra 17 - Medal Race (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard cameras: ARG, ITA).

Approval is granted for 470 Men and 470 Women jib replacement upon request to the EIC at the inspection area. The new jib will be inspected and event limitation applied.

The Finn medal race equipment quarantine area is in the Finn boat park in the area between the Finn launching ramp and the flag pole. The Nacra 17 medal race equipment quarantine area is on the Nacra 17 ramp.

Teams are reminded that the medal race equipment quarantine procedure is repeated if a medal race is rescheduled to the reserve day in accordance with equipment regulation 5.10

The live TV shchedule for Monday 15 August will be as follows: Laser Radial Women - Medal Race (the follwing NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: DEN, NED). Laser Men - Medal Race (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: AUS, CRO). 470 Women - Race 8, 9 and 10 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: AUT, GBR, SLO, USA).

The schedule of races and area assigment for Monday 15 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The Laser men and Laser Radial women medal race equipment quarantine area is on the platform outside the RS:X tent entrance. Laser men equipment is to be placed on the south side of the quarantine area. Laser Radial women equipment is to be placed on the north side of the quarantine area.

The live TV schedule for Sunday 14 August will be as follows: RS:X Men and RS:X Women - Medal Race Nacra 17 - Race 11 & 12 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: ARG, AUS, GBR, NZL)

The schedule of races and area assigment for Sunday 14 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The RS:X Men and RS:X Women medal race quarantine area is inside the RS:X tent. RS:X Men equipment shall be placed in the indicated position on the first 4 racks on the south side of the RS:X tent (closest to the entrance). RS:X Women equipment shall be placed in the indicated position on the second set of 4 racks (numbers 5 to 8) on the south side of the RS:X tent. Teams that are not in the medal race are requested to move their equipment from these quarantine areas as soon as possible.

This notice sets out a summary of medal race requirements. It is not an exhaustive list of all rules that apply, and athletes and support teams are advised to read all rules that apply to the medal race. 1. Athletes are referred to the World Sailing Information to Medal Race Athletes which is available on the World Sailing Olympics website. 2. The exact location of the quarantine area will be issued by 1600hrs on the day before the medal race. All boats and equipment shall be placed no later than 1800hrs on the day before the medal race (or at a later time as permitted by ER 5.4). 3. Once a boat is in the quarantine area, Omega will fit a second tracking unit to it under the supervision of a member of the EIC. 4. On the day of the medal race, the quarantine area will be open to athletes and support teams at 0945hrs for the first race and 1045hrs for the second race. Athletes and support teams may enter the quarantine area at these times and only if the EIC is present. 5. Unless instructed otherwise by the EIC, on the day of the Medal Race boats shall: a. 3 hours before the start time of their race be presented in accordance with ER 4 for equipment inspection; b. with at least one athlete and/or one or two support team members present at all times during the inspection; and c. once inspected, boats and equipment shall remain within the quarantine area, or otherwise under the control of the EIC, until the Delta flag. [ER 4.8, 5.8] 6. 2 hours before the start of the medal race, athletes shall pass through the mixed zone. They are not obliged to give any interviews. [AMG 5.2] 7. The intention of the Race Committees is to display Delta at one hour before the start time of each medal race. Once the Delta flag is displayed, boats may leave the quarantine area and then shall move directly to the launching area and launch. 8. Once launched, boats are strongly encouraged to “check in” between the blue mark and the beach area. After racing, the top three are strongly encouraged to “check out”. [AMG 5.3, 5.4]. 9. Support teams are reminded that the STR restrictions, including on the number of support boats, remains in force. Only one support boat per NOC competing in the medal race is permitted in the Support Boat Zone. 10. Boats are requested to remain in the vicinity of the Race Committee finishing vessel until the conclusion of the Bravo flag procedure. If a boat leaves the area, responsibility for a delay or lack of information concerning post-race protests or score changes lies with the boat. 11. If an athlete is selected for doping control, they must remain with the anti-doping officers or chaperones at all times until the procedures are complete. In particular, they must not go to the toilet before attending doping control. Athletes will only be permitted to leave doping control during the procedures to attend a medal ceremony or a hearing. 12. Medal ceremonies are currently scheduled for 1630hrs each day. However, they may begin earlier and, if racing is delayed such that the ceremony will take place in the dark, the ceremony may be re-scheduled at short notice to the next day. 13. Athletes and team leaders are strongly recommended to have their NOC uniform ready for medal ceremonies at short notice. If an athlete is in doping control, the team leader must bring the uniform to the doping control station for the athlete to change into.

The live TV schedule for Saturday 13 August will be as follows: Laser Men - Race 9 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: AUS, BRA, CRO, GBR) 49er FX - Race 5 & 6 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: BRA, CAN, FRA, ITA

The schedule of races and area assigment for Saturday 13 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The intention of the Race Committee for Laser and Laser Radial on Saturday 13 August is as follows: Laser Race 9 Pão de Açúcar 13:00 Laser Race 10 Niterói 15:00 Radial Race 9 Niterói 13:00 Radial Race 10 Pão de Açúcar 15:00 The final schedule will be published as per the Sailing Instructions.

The live TV schedule for Friday 12 August will be as follows: 49er - Race 1 & 2 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: AUS, DEN, ESP, NZL) 470 Men - Race 6 This notice replaces item 26

Amendment #3 for the Athlete Media Guide has been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website.

Equipment Regulations 4.8 and 5.8 are amended as follows: 4.8 At least one athlete and/or one or two support team members shall be present at all times during equipment inspection. An interpreter may also be present when needed, if approved by the EIC. 5.8 On the day of the Medal Race, boats shall be presented in accordance with ER 4 for equipment inspection three hours before the start time of their race, unless otherwise instructed by the EIC.

The schedule of races and area assigment for Friday 12 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The live TV schedule for Friday 12 August will be as follows: 49er - Race 1 & 2 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: AUS, DEN, ESP, NZL) 470 Men - Race 1.

The following Coaches are to report to the Jury office on Friday 12 August at 09:00 AUS (The coach for 470 Men). RUS (Registered driver of boat 161). CHN (The coach for 470 Men and 470 Women). SIN (Registered driver of coach boat 075).

With the new race course allocation, the new scheduele for the live TV will be as follows: RS:X Men & Women - Live races 7, 8 and 9. Finn and 470 Men live TV cancelled - No onboard cameras or dummy cameras required.

Due to weather conditions, the schedule of races and the course area assigment for Thursday 11 August has been changed. The new shcedule have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The schedule of races and area assigment for Thursday 11 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The live TV schedule for Thursday 11 August will be as follows: Finn - Race 5 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: GBR, SLO) 470 Men - Race 4 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: (AUS, CRO)

In accordance with ER1.4, EIC permission is granted for teams to take 470 spinnakers and Nacra 17 gennakers overnight to the container park for drying. This applies only for 10 August and sails shall return to the boat park by 11:00 am on 11 August.

The Nacra 17 dummy cameras will remain in place on the boat for all races during competition.

In addition to previous communication, the following Laser Men sails shall be delivered to the equipment inspection area after racing today: BRA, SWE

The following Laser Men sails shall be delivered to the equipment inspection area after racing today: GBR, AUS, ARG, ANG, RUS

The live TV schedule for Wednesday 10 August will be as follows: Nacra 17 - Race 1 & 2 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: ESP, FRA). 470 Women - Race 2 (the following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: FRA, NZL)

The schedule of races and area assigment for Wednesday 10 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The shchedule races and area assigment for Tuesday 9 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

The live TV schedule for Tuesday 9 August will be as follows: Finn - Race 1 The following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: FRA, GBR, NZL, SWE. RS:X Women - Race 5 & 6

Amendment #2 for the Athlete Media Guide has been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website.

Amendment #3 to the Support Team Regulations has been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website

Amendment 1 for the Course Area Regulations has been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website.

This notice replaces Sport Communication 11 The Live TV schedule for Monday 8 August will be as follows: RS:X Men - Race 1 & 2, Laser Radial - Race 2 The following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: BEL, CHN, GBR and NED

Amendment #1 for the Sailing Instructions has been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website.

The Live TV schedule for Monday 8 August will be as follows: RS:X Men - Race 1 & 2, Laser Radial - Race 3. The following NOCs shall carry the live onboard camera: BEL, CHN, GBR and NED

When Laser and Laser Radial fleets are racing on the live TV course, sailors shall collect a dummy camera which shall be distributed next to the Omega tracker unit pick-up point. The camera shall be affixed before going afloat and shall be returned to the same drop-off point after returning to shore. If a boat is to have a live camera, the camera will be fitted by OBS staff. Dummy cameras will be available from 10:00am. For all other classes when racing on the live course, camera dummies and live cameras will be affixed and removed by OBS staff.

The shchedule races and area assigment for Monday 8 August have been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website and Info.

Amendment #2 to the Support Team Regulations has been posted on the Official Notice Board and is also available on the World Sailing website.

As there is rain forecast in the morning of Monday 8 August, the following teams are invited to place their boats and equipment at 6pm tonight (Sunday 7 August) in the equipment inspection tent to keep them dry and ready for equipment inspection: 470 GER (Men and Women), 470 SWE (Men), 470 NED (Women), Finn SEY, Finn DEN, Nacra 17 NED, Nacra 17 GBR.